It’s a very long story and recap but we wanted to update conference scenarios following results from Thursday night football. We’ll reset the scene following action tonight.
CLASS 5A
FRONT RANGE
- Fairview has clinched league title
- Legacy has clinched second place
METRO 10
- Smoky Hill can clinch title with win over Westminster
- If that happens, then Denver East is second regardless of outcome vs Rangeview (SAT)
- If Westminster and Denver East both win; the two share the title with Smoky Hill
- Only league champ is guaranteed playoff berth – #2 team must wait on wildcard from committee
METRO EAST
- Cherry Creek is league champion with win over Grandview
- If that happens, then Eaglecrest is second
- A Grandview win leaves them tied with Creek & Eaglecrest in 1st
METRO SOUTH
- Valor Christian has clinched the league title
- Winner of Castle View-ThunderRidge is second and loser is third
METRO WEST
- Columbine has clinched league title
- Winner of Ralston Valley-Pomona is second and loser is third
- Arvada West is fourth
SOUTH
- Regis has clinched league title
- Winner between Doherty-Fountain Fort Carson is second and loser is third
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CLASS 4A
JEFFCO
- No team can clinch this week
- Chatfield & Bear Creek won Thursday to reach 3-1
- Dakota Ridge needs a win to keep pace
LONGS PEAK
- No team can clinch championship this week
- Skyline improved to 4-0 with win LN — clinched top 2 finish
- Loveland needs win to keep pace — plays Skyline next week
METRO
- Montrose and Ponderosa share lead at 3-0 and meet in Parker Saturday
- Montrose can clinch championship with win
- Ponderosa cannot clinch since Heritage beat Gateway on Thursday
NORTHERN
- Greeley West clinched title by beating Windsor LN
- Broomfield needs win over Brighton keep pace with Longmont for 2nd — meet the Trojans next week
PIONEER
- Standley Lake and Fruita Monument share the lead (3-0)
- Standley Lake can clinch with win
- Fruita Monument cannot clinch since Vista Peak won LN — play the Bison NW
SOUTHERN 1
- Pine Creek and Grand Junction Central share the lead (3-0)
- Grand Junction Central can clinch title with win
- Pine Creek cannot clinch since Vista Ridge beat Palmer LN — play Wolves next week
SOUTHERN 2
- Pueblo West and Rampart share the lead at 3-0
- Neither team can clinch as they collide next week
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CLASS 3A
CENTRAL
- Palmer Ridge (3-0) is alone in first — can only clinch w/win if Lutheran also beats Discovery Canyon
- Lewis Palmer takes over lead with win since they beat Discovery Canyon last week — but cannot clinch
MT METRO
- Green Mountain can clinch championship with win
- Winner between Conifer-Evergreen will be alone in second
NORTH METRO
- Frederick moved to 4-0 with win over Skyview LN
- Mead matches that mark with win this week
- Frederick-Mead play next week so neither can clinch this week
NORTH VALLEY
- Fort Morgan to moved to 4-0 with win over Niwot
- Erie matches that mark with win tonight
- Fort Morgan-Erie play next week so neither can clinch this week
SOUTH CENTRAL
- Pueblo East (4-0) beat Pueblo Central LN and clinches title if Durango loses tonight
- Durango (2-1) plays Pueblo East in the final week — stay in contention with win
SOUTHERN
- Harrison (4-0) beat Sand Creek LN — clinch title if Canon City beats Mitchell tonight
- Since Harrison won, the winner between Canon City-Mitchell is alone in second
WESTERN SLOPE
- Palisade clinches title w/win if Glenwood Springs also beats Summit
- Glenwood Springs takes over second w/win if Palisade also wins
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CLASS 2A
COLORADO
- Kent Denver (4-0) clinches league championship with a win over Machebeuf
- If Kent Denver wins, then Englewood is second with a win over Ridgeview Academy
- If Machebeuf and Englewood both win; then the two are tied with Kent Denver for the conference crown
FLATIRONS
- The Faith Christian-D’Evelyn winner is league champion and loser #2
- Bennett has clinched third place
INTERMOUNTAIN
- The Salida-Bayfield winner is league champion and the loser #2
- Pagosa Springs secures third place with win over Alamosa
PATRIOT EAST
- Platte Valley clinches championship by beating Brush
- If that happens; then Sterling is #2
- Win by Brush creates 3-way tie with Broncos and Sterling (won LN) for title
PATRIOT WEST
- Resurrection Christian has clinched championship
- Eaton clinches second by beating Berthoud
- Wins by Berthoud and University creates three-way tie for 2nd with Eaton
TRI PEAKS
- La Junta has clinched championship
- Elizabeth wraps up second by beating Lamar
- Wins by Lamar & TCA create 3-way tie for 2nd with Elizabeth
WESTERN SLOPE
- Aspen wins league championship with win
- Rifle is league champion with win and Aspen loss
- Basalt is league champion with win and Moffat County loss
- Delta moves to third with win and wins by Rifle and Basalt
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CLASS 1A
COLORADO
- Platte Canyon clinches championship with win over Manual on Saturday
- If that happens; then Clear Creek is second with win over Jefferson
- If Clear Creek and Manual both win; then the two teams will share the crown with Platte Canyon
- If Platte Canyon and Jefferson win; then Platte Canyon is league champion
NORTH CENTRAL
- Limon clinches championship with win over Holyoke
- If that happens; then Burlington is second
- If Burlington and Holyoke both win; the two & Limon share title
- Wray-Yuma winner is #4 — both teams still in playoff chase
NORTHERN
- Strasburg clinches league title with win over Cornerstone Christian
- If that happens; then Highland is second
- If Cornerstone Christian wins; a 3-way tie for top spot
SANTA FE
- Peyton is league champion / Crowley County has clinched 2nd
- Winner between Rocky Ford-John Mall is third
SOUTHERN PEAKS
- Centauri is the league champion / Monte Vista has clinched second
- Center claims third with win over Dolores
TRI PEAKS:
- The Florence-CSCS winner is league champion and loser is #2
- Buena Vista has concluded league schedule and has clinched third
WESTERN SLOPE
- Meeker has clinched league title
- Paonia clinches second with win over Cedaredge
- If Paonia wins, then Olathe is third with win over Grand Valley
- If Olathe and Cedaredge both win; then the two share second place with Paonia
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EIGHT MAN
ARK VALLEY
- Hoehne has clinched league championship
- Holly needs a win over Springfield to wrap up second place
- If Holly wins; then Fowler is third with win over Las Animas
- If Springfield and Fowler win — the two are tied with Holly for 2nd
CENTRAL
- Front Range Christian has clinched the league championship
- Winner between Elbert-South Park is second
MOUNTAIN
- Mancos has clinched league championship
- If Mancos wins — then the Sargent-Sanford winner is #2
- Sargent clinches second by beating Sanford regardless of what else happens
NORTHWEST
- West Grand has clinched league championship
- Rangely has clinched second place
- Vail Christian has clinched third
PLAINS
- Sedgwick County has clinched league championship
- Caliche has clinched second
- Winner of Akron-Dayspring Christian is #3 and loser #4
SOUTHERN
- Pikes Peak Christian has clinched league championship
- Simla has clinched second
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SIX MAN
CENTRAL
- Genoa Hugo has clinched league championship
- Deer Trail has clinched second
EAST CENTRAL
- Stratton/Liberty has clinched league championship
- Arickaree/Woodlin has clinched second
- Otis is third, Idalia fourth and Flagler/Hi Plains 5th
NORTH
- Peetz has clinched league championship
- Prairie has clinched second
- Fleming is third, North Park fourth, Briggsdale fifth and Weldon Valley sixth
SOUTH CENTRAL
- Manzanola has clinched league championship
- La Veta has clinched second
- Kim/Branson is third and Primero fourth
SOUTHEAST
- Kit Carson has clinched league championship
- Granada has clinched second
- Cheyenne Wells is third, Walsh fourth, Eads fifth and Cheraw sixth
SOUTHWEST
- Mountain Valley has clinched league championship
- Cotopaxi has clinched second
- Sierra Grande is third and Cripple Creek fourth